--- title: Top Tips and Ideas for Parents to Keep Children Safe Online during Covid School Closures description: "This blogpost is specially aimed at Parents and Carers to support their children during these challenging times – do please share it with via your social media and communication channels. Your children are bound to spend lots more time online and on devices at the moment. DON’T FEEL BAD ABOUT IT – lots will be […] Share this post: Print Tweet WhatsApp More Telegram Share on Tumblr Pocket" --- Broadband and so much more: [ Get Connected with LGfL > ](https://lgfl.net/smartbuy/broadband) ## Safeguarding Blog [Safeguarding Blog](https://safeblog.lgfl.net) [Curriculum Blog](https://curriculumblog.lgfl.net) # Top Tips and Ideas for Parents to Keep Children Safe Online during Covid School Closures [ Admin ](https://safeblog.lgfl.net/author/admin) Apr 16, 2020 8:04:06 PM This blogpost is specially aimed at Parents and Carers to support their children during these challenging times – do please share it with via your social media and communication channels. [![](https://safeblog.lgfl.net/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/parent-poster-updated-Mar-29-2022-03-12-12-76-PM.jpg?width=144&height=193&name=parent-poster-updated-Mar-29-2022-03-12-12-76-PM.jpg)](https://static.lgfl.net/LgflNet/downloads/digisafe/Parent-Top-Tips-Safe-Online-Corona.pdf) Your children are bound to spend lots more time online and on devices at the moment. **DON’T FEEL BAD ABOUT IT** – lots will be schoolwork or chatting with friends – so to help them stay safe, healthy and happy, we’ve created a **parent** **fridge-friendly A4 [poster of top tips](https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.lgfl.net%2FLgflNet%2Fdownloads%2Fdigisafe%2FParent-Top-Tips-Safe-Online-Corona.pdf&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNE8XsDT-0t1MGTsgy7aRqnhOQ93gw)** for you. Check out the video below to find out more: **What else can I do?** 1. Why not **put the** **poster up on your fridge** or notice board? 2. 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Follow Ape Moritz who is addicted to his Smartphone, Panda bear Paul who is being bullied and more - **[#Goldilocks: A fairytale for the digital age](https://www.vodafone.co.uk/mobile/digital-parenting/goldilocks)** is a modern tale by Vodafone to help parents discuss online safety with young children & the consequences of being unkind, getting carried away with selfies, or oversharing images **And remember you don’t need to be an expert**. Just keep those coversations going, and if you’re not sure about anything, there is plenty of help online for parents. Follow us **@LGfLDigiSafe** on Twitter or Facebook where we regularly share updates and resources. 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